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"You really do see anything and everything, and so must quickly become confident treating all the possible problems of many species - small animals, horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs; perhaps also birds, small mammals, and reptiles; and maybe even alpacas, camels, and any other animals people might choose to own. This variety, combined with the fact that you are often alone on farm calls and have access to limited equipment and medicines, means it takes an adaptable and capable person to succeed in this career path."

Dr. Joshua Nasielski, professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture, talks about the impacts of an "abnormally dry" year in southwestern Ontario on farmers and yields in this article from the Observer.

Hear from a veterinarian who chose the rural community practice (mixed) stream for her 2021 externship, allowing her to work with both small and large animals.

The Veterinary Capacity Program provides annual funding to OVC to help prepare veterinary graduates with an emphasis on animal agriculture, emergency preparedness, food security and animal-related public health.

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Solutions are being developed based on crop rotation research at the Ontario Crops Research Centres sites in Elora and Ridgetown.

Read the full article: Drought Will Affect Economy, Not Food Supply, Say U of G Crop Specialists

U of G students will face off against some of the biggest schools in the U.S., including Cornell, Pennsylvania State, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, and North Carolina State.

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Dr. Manish Raizada, a professor in the Department of Plant Agriculture at the Ontario Agricultural College who studies the development of low-cost technologies and natural biological resources, calls for governments worldwide to subsidize fertilizer. 

The Plant Agriculture Scientist appeared on a recent episode of BBC News’ podcast The Climate Question to discuss alternatives to synthetic nitrogen fertilizer.

Read thes summary: Plant Agriculture Scientist Discusses Fertilizer Alternatives with BBC

Ajwal Dsouza, PhD student, and Dr. Thomas Graham, School of Environmental Sciences, at the University of Guelph discuss how agriculture has been improved significantly through the application of space-based advances to terrestrial challenges.

Alliance-funded researcher Praveen Saxena, professor of plant agriculture at the University of Guelph and director of the Gosling Institute for Plant Preservation, discusses fundamental aspects of plant development and using new tools like micropropagation to accelerate plant breeding and save species that are dying due to disease or climate challenges. He’s been working to introduce cold tolerance into Ontario hazelnut trees.

The mental health of farmers is worse than it was five years ago and worse than that of the general population in almost every way, finds a new survey from University of Guelph researchers.